The New York Knicks have one roster spot available and are widely believed to be in need of a third big man to back up the likes of Karl-Anthony Towns and Andre Drummond. With this, it only seems logical that Leon Rose and company would be mulling over ways to address this rotational vacancy heading into 2026-27. Frankly, the most ideal third big man option could realistically wind up becoming available closer to the February trade deadline, though, sadly, the path to acquiring such a talent may require giving up beloved backup guard Miles McBride in the process. Even lesser buzzed-about commodities like Charlotte's Ryan Kalkbrenner or Moussa Diabate could be enticing enough to consider pulling off a one-for-one simple swap. Either way, unless the Knicks are willing to settle, it seems the path to finding the best possible option to fill their third center spot may have to come via a McBride trade.